10-04-2024 BERLIN/ THE HAGUE: Germany has said Israel’s security is at the “core” of its foreign policy, as it defends a genocide case brought against it at the UN’s highest court. Nicaragua had accused it of breaching the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to Israel and ceasing funding …
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10-04-2024 MARYLAND/ BERN: Climate change could move “into uncharted territory” if temperatures don’t fall by the end of the year, a leading scientist has told media. The warning came as data showed last month was the world’s warmest March on record, extending the run of monthly temperature records to 10 …
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09-04-2024 NEW YORK/ MEXICO: Millions of people across Mexico, the US and Canada looked to the skies on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse carve a narrow path of darkness across the continent. Its shadow first touched the surface of the Earth in the Pacific Ocean before travelling across …
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09-04-2024 RIYADH/ DUBAI/ LONDON: Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday. The Shawwal moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The holy month will last for a full 30 days, with Tuesday being the …
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09-04-2024 DOHA: Qatar’s foreign ministry tells media it’s cautiously optimistic about a new proposal in the Gaza ceasefire talks but there are conflicting reports emerging about how the talks are progressing for both Israel and Hamas in regional media. Benjamin Netanyahu also said on Monday evening that a date had …
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09-04-2024 SEOUL: South Korea successfully placed its second military reconnaissance satellite into orbit, Seoul’s military said Monday, a move that will heighten surveillance capabilities against North Korea amid a growing space race on the peninsula. The launch took place on Sunday evening at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which …
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09-04-2024 JERUSALEM/ ISTANBUL: Israel has denied Turkey’s request to join air drops of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and Ankara will take new measures against Israel in response, its Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Turkey, which has denounced Israel for its offensive in the densely populated Gaza …
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09-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: An Indian actor running for election as a candidate for the ruling party has been forced to deny eating beef. Kangana Ranaut, a vocal supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said the claims by her opponents are “shameful” and “baseless rumors”. The …
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09-04-2024 ABUJA/ SYDNEY: Two people have been arrested in Nigeria over an alleged sextortion attempt against an Australian schoolboy who took his own life. Australian police say the teenage victim had traded explicit images with a person online before they began making threats and demanding money. After a global investigation, …
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09-04-2024 WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that abortion laws should be determined by US states, stopping short of proposing a national ban that could have imperiled his chances in the November election. In a video posted on his social media platform, the former president said he supported exceptions …
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